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way to help londoners is to ensure that we have a safe and affordable tube, and that we use modern technology to deliver that. the conversation that the hon. lady needs to have is with the trade union that has done so much damage to our underground. we ought to have no-strike deals on the underground and permanent systems that provide a good service. >> earlier this week in brighton, i was tested for hiv. this sunday is world aids day. in view of the fact that one in five people with hiv in this country does not know that they have it, does the prime minister agree that regular testing is to be encouraged? >> i pay tribute to my hon. friend, all hon. members across the house and everyone in politics who campaign so persistently and consistently on this issue. it is vital that we improve the livelihoods of people who have hiv and aids in the uk, but it is also vital that we continue working internationally, including through our aid budget, to tackle hiv and aids around the world. we can be proud of the money that we have put into things such as the global fund and of the fact that this countr
way to help londoners is to ensure that we have a safe and affordable tube, and that we use modern technology to deliver that. the conversation that the hon. lady needs to have is with the trade union that has done so much damage to our underground. we ought to have no-strike deals on the underground and permanent systems that provide a good service. >> earlier this week in brighton, i was tested for hiv. this sunday is world aids day. in view of the fact that one in five people with hiv...
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. -- above and beyond, we are investing $24 million additionally in technology. me of the things that amazes about education and government our underinvestment in technology cripples us. common core was decided on before i was governor of the state of connecticut. i was not one of the founders of the concept. i embrace it. poll -- 72%olastic of teachers embrace it. the remaining folks are undecided about the issue. those teachers who have thought about it and studied it and have been doing their preparatory do believe that concentrating on fewer things, but going deeper is the right way to go. you have the legislative package. you have a new evaluation system. it is not easy. .hat has to be made clear once we get through this, we are going to have a clear road to higher achievement in our schools. we will get away from this concept that we have an obligation to distribute opportunity. hold ourselves responsible. our lowest performing school districts, we need to hold ourselves, the governor, the mayors, the parents, the teachers, and to hold ourselves accountable
. -- above and beyond, we are investing $24 million additionally in technology. me of the things that amazes about education and government our underinvestment in technology cripples us. common core was decided on before i was governor of the state of connecticut. i was not one of the founders of the concept. i embrace it. poll -- 72%olastic of teachers embrace it. the remaining folks are undecided about the issue. those teachers who have thought about it and studied it and have been doing...
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you can't stop technology, and technology can be used to benefit ma'am. i think this is a wonderful play. are going to have people am being the drones paid their own high paid salaries. because down on pollution, cuts down on so many different things. i just don't see any downside to something like that. host: a previous color was a former postal worker and said that the person who would normally be delivering would no longer have a job. but you are still going to have people that are going to be producing -- manufacturing the drones. you are going to have people selling the drones. people operating the drones, there are a whole lot more people getting jobs. it may not be a one-to-one trade-off. the industry association that has been the unmanned aircraft did a study on the economic benefits these types of commercial uses could produce. it says -- that is by the association behind these types of aircraft. they estimated those figures earlier this year. it could create 70,000 new jobs, including 34,000 manufacturing positions, in the first three years, the
you can't stop technology, and technology can be used to benefit ma'am. i think this is a wonderful play. are going to have people am being the drones paid their own high paid salaries. because down on pollution, cuts down on so many different things. i just don't see any downside to something like that. host: a previous color was a former postal worker and said that the person who would normally be delivering would no longer have a job. but you are still going to have people that are going to...
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genres of technology. china does not have the modern thomas edison or charles kettering. the people who innovate and develop entirely new technologies that transform our economy. but is what china wants, you have to organize your society to produce it. you have to educate the critical thinkers and innovators to do it. that is a decade long process. i am in favor of acknowledging what china contributes to the world. it is moving ahead in making production processes more efficient. it is very good at adapting existing technology to market requirements. the chinese are innovative, but not in the edison sense of the word. host: we have about a minute left. the next and last caller is from potomac, maryland. caller: without china being wto, we did pretty well. our economy was booming. what bothers me most is when i that the chinese are buying luxury cars. we heardast segment, millions of americans who can 't get decent jobs. host: i will stop you on that point and get response from our guest. guest: the best wa
genres of technology. china does not have the modern thomas edison or charles kettering. the people who innovate and develop entirely new technologies that transform our economy. but is what china wants, you have to organize your society to produce it. you have to educate the critical thinkers and innovators to do it. that is a decade long process. i am in favor of acknowledging what china contributes to the world. it is moving ahead in making production processes more efficient. it is very...
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i know the types of technologies u.s. companies produce, that i will be looking at in china, that they are now using to monitor air quality in beijing, to give the people in beijing real-time information about their air quality. that is success moving forward. u.s., andccess or the that is a building block for china that one get them moving forward in leaps and bounds, which is frankly, what needs to be done. so i do remain hopeful. that, in the united states, for every dollar we have invested in the clean air act, tohave recouped four dollars eight dollars in economic benefits. condense -- convince the chinese that our continued relationship is worth that investment, then we will all reap those benefits together. i think i should end there and thank you all for allowing me to be here. let's start the conversation and, again, congratulations to years. 10 i look forward to what you would do. you have been pretty good so far. thank you very much. [applause] welcome. it is fun being administrator, right? if it would bew fun
i know the types of technologies u.s. companies produce, that i will be looking at in china, that they are now using to monitor air quality in beijing, to give the people in beijing real-time information about their air quality. that is success moving forward. u.s., andccess or the that is a building block for china that one get them moving forward in leaps and bounds, which is frankly, what needs to be done. so i do remain hopeful. that, in the united states, for every dollar we have invested...
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we rely so much on technology. do this through an online application that allows them to skip by questions that do not apply. needy, you cany import information from the irs. you're given a pass. if you move the time the we couldhave to apply, ask more complicated questions. you skip logic. they're still getting some rigorous questions from students on the cusp to find out if they are truly needy or have some financial strength that is not currently reflected. i think schools would welcome that moves. >> would you say that would also add to the expectation of success in the outcome for student completing as opposed to just accessing education? >> i'm not sure there is research that shows the link at least in terms of the financial strength of a family and completion. more told mean successes in the fact that application so they would have confidence of the financial aid package to know how much money they would have to attend college. that would be meaningful. earlier this year i had the opportunity to hear testimo
we rely so much on technology. do this through an online application that allows them to skip by questions that do not apply. needy, you cany import information from the irs. you're given a pass. if you move the time the we couldhave to apply, ask more complicated questions. you skip logic. they're still getting some rigorous questions from students on the cusp to find out if they are truly needy or have some financial strength that is not currently reflected. i think schools would welcome that...
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and expanding eliance by financial companies on technology to perform business and customer interaction functions, the creativity and persistence of would be cyber attackers and complexity of network architecture. so while we have made progress on her efforts to protect the financial system among we will always have much work ahead of us. second, the public-private partnership in this area is not only desirable, it is necessary. some of the threats that concern s the most and has the potential for creating the greatest harm our deliberate actions with the intent to cause damage to the financial system. as a result, protection of our financial system can succeed only by combining the resources and capabilities of government with those of the private sector. third, this endeavor it is about protecting the financial sector as a whole from the largest financial institutions and exchanges to community banks and credit unions. accordingly, we work to reach financial institutions of all sizes and types. each stakeholder has an important role to play in this collective endeavor. i will share wi
and expanding eliance by financial companies on technology to perform business and customer interaction functions, the creativity and persistence of would be cyber attackers and complexity of network architecture. so while we have made progress on her efforts to protect the financial system among we will always have much work ahead of us. second, the public-private partnership in this area is not only desirable, it is necessary. some of the threats that concern s the most and has the potential...
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members take up 10 mils, including ones that managed tsa technology and equipment upgrades. coming up and 45 minutes, congressman tim huelskamp of texas on implement the health care law. 0, gregory meeks of new york talks about the deal with iran over the country's nuclear program. 5, scott patterson of the wall street journal on the volcker rule and how to implement it. ♪ the house is set to vote on a 10 year extension on a law next weekt to expire on detecting guns through metal detectors. president obama will address the nation with the status of health care.gov. and the washington post is reporting that the senate is confident they can pass the farm bill. washingtong to journal, december 3, 2013. you have heard about the amazon
members take up 10 mils, including ones that managed tsa technology and equipment upgrades. coming up and 45 minutes, congressman tim huelskamp of texas on implement the health care law. 0, gregory meeks of new york talks about the deal with iran over the country's nuclear program. 5, scott patterson of the wall street journal on the volcker rule and how to implement it. ♪ the house is set to vote on a 10 year extension on a law next weekt to expire on detecting guns through metal detectors....
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the other point is the fact that we have so much more technology these days. i talked to several people that suggested to me that, yes, the cost per person has gone up a lot, but that makes sense considering these are not the sort of ground-pounding trigger pullers we may have had in the army 30, 40 years ago. the people in the service these days are much more highly educated and well trained. they are dealing with complex software systems and they are costing more because we invest a lot more in them and it costs more to retain them. there are opportunities in the private sector that are greater. part of the thing driving these military personnel costs to some degree is the technological advancement and the fact that we are expecting -- what we are expecting out of them in terms of training and performance is higher than it was 23 years ago. host: earlier you mentioned the cost of military pay. a "new york times" op-ed last month suggested that military pay should be put on the table. host: do you think it is likely that pay would be a target as the pentagon
the other point is the fact that we have so much more technology these days. i talked to several people that suggested to me that, yes, the cost per person has gone up a lot, but that makes sense considering these are not the sort of ground-pounding trigger pullers we may have had in the army 30, 40 years ago. the people in the service these days are much more highly educated and well trained. they are dealing with complex software systems and they are costing more because we invest a lot more...
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one change in technology is the new digital age. the other one is the end of .ower a phenomenal book in trying to get across the change that is going on that we all need to understand if we are going to thatur government to find very delicate balance between security and private civil liberties. where do you think the united states falls on the line? is it going too far and infringing on privacy and free speech is? it is such a hard judgment call. the head of nsa and cyber command, i know him. somebody has to be in charge of this stuff. there is an infrastructure that has been put in place. thatere is any concern there are activities going on the could be a threat to rise of americans, we have to follow those trails. i do think we have some legal inferred --s our our infrastructure has so rapidly vault people have jumped on it for positive reasons. now we are seeing there is a negative side. if you're into that shuts down because the government has not protected the backbone, the servers that provide you access to the world wide web
one change in technology is the new digital age. the other one is the end of .ower a phenomenal book in trying to get across the change that is going on that we all need to understand if we are going to thatur government to find very delicate balance between security and private civil liberties. where do you think the united states falls on the line? is it going too far and infringing on privacy and free speech is? it is such a hard judgment call. the head of nsa and cyber command, i know him....
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space technology leadership for the 21st century. it's easy to see how that upside is both national and local in scope. the launch capability at nearby walz air -- flight facility on the eastern shore is becoming a critical link to resupplying the international space station. commercial space companies make investments in our economy and create jobs all across the country. and specifically in my home state of maryland, companies like lock heed martin, orbital, employ thousands of people in my district alone, creating high-tech jobs, high-skilled jobs in the local community. a.t.k. is a leading aerospace supplier and has its main headquarters right up, not very far from here. i want to ensure that our legislation and policies regarding commercial space transportation reflect the changing industry. changes and activities that may not have been contemplated when the liability indemnification regime was first established. this one-year extension provides congress the opportunity to consider any potential changes that might be needed to e
space technology leadership for the 21st century. it's easy to see how that upside is both national and local in scope. the launch capability at nearby walz air -- flight facility on the eastern shore is becoming a critical link to resupplying the international space station. commercial space companies make investments in our economy and create jobs all across the country. and specifically in my home state of maryland, companies like lock heed martin, orbital, employ thousands of people in my...
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and good technology. technology has helped save our country, and it created the american way of life. this bill would stifle, would kill american technological genius. the provisions of the innovation act will impact on every inventor in a negative way in america. the innovation act will create more paperwork when an inventor files for an infringement claim, for example, someone is stealing his stuff, this will increase the cost to defend those rights and the potential, of course, if you have -- many more -- much more paperwork. then, you give the court the ability to dismiss the case on technical requirements. well, you didn't feel out this technicality. you missed that in the law. so it's making it more costly and a much more technically complicated. the act will impose rules on the judicial conference, meaning on our judges, which run counter to almost 80 years of established rulemaking process whereby the courts have been establishing their own rules of procedure. again, this law will be so -- will di
and good technology. technology has helped save our country, and it created the american way of life. this bill would stifle, would kill american technological genius. the provisions of the innovation act will impact on every inventor in a negative way in america. the innovation act will create more paperwork when an inventor files for an infringement claim, for example, someone is stealing his stuff, this will increase the cost to defend those rights and the potential, of course, if you have...
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people who understand the technology that the patent covers. this helps to ensure that patents are not issued for inventions that are already in the public domain. or that would be obvious to a person who is skilled in the technology. under the gentleman from california's amendment, however, an applicant could short circuit the entire patent examination's process and present his evidence of patentibility for the first time in district court. now, i have known many district judges who are excellent lawyers, but very few of them have degrees in biotechnology. very few have degrees in electrical engineering. yet under this amendment these judges would be making the initial determination whether, for example, a purported computer invention is novel and nonobvious, and whether it has been properly enabled. i would ask my colleagues, is there anyone here who believes that the united states will issue higher quality patents if the applications are never, never, never reviewed by an examiner with a scientific background? does anyone believe that we wil
people who understand the technology that the patent covers. this helps to ensure that patents are not issued for inventions that are already in the public domain. or that would be obvious to a person who is skilled in the technology. under the gentleman from california's amendment, however, an applicant could short circuit the entire patent examination's process and present his evidence of patentibility for the first time in district court. now, i have known many district judges who are...
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when boeing gave away the technology -- china's demand and gave away the technology on the aircraft? >> they -- china -- on the 777, i used that as an example. it was really 737. nd so when you produce tuesday dge and wing -- fuselage and wing -- a fuselage is a seat and restroom -- small seats, by the way. the wings are the critical technology and once that's gone, once they develop and master the skills, so the jobs that travel with it are traded out to a place like seattle and those jobs never come back. now we have created a new boeing f the 737, and has understood when you let the wing technology leave you pay a terrible price. this has new wing technology. so far we're able to protect that somewhat. now with new -- other new aircraft coming online, we're going to be in the fight of our lives to preserve that technology here in the united states. i might add, a lot of the technology and the design for commercial aircraft found its and that's e r&d, sponsored by the u.s. taxpayer. and i've always had the question, when does the u.s. taxpayer then, when we commercialize a defense
when boeing gave away the technology -- china's demand and gave away the technology on the aircraft? >> they -- china -- on the 777, i used that as an example. it was really 737. nd so when you produce tuesday dge and wing -- fuselage and wing -- a fuselage is a seat and restroom -- small seats, by the way. the wings are the critical technology and once that's gone, once they develop and master the skills, so the jobs that travel with it are traded out to a place like seattle and those...
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since the 1950's, it has been better technology, new insight. learning how to clone dna and sequence the letters of dna. figuring out how to develop strategies to read all the dna of an organism. in other words, to sequence a genome. director guest is the of the national human genome research institute at nih. tom, new jersey, good morning. caller: dr. green, am i right in understanding that with all the talk about people associating their disease with their genes, geneticave a predisposition to some problems. but it is our behavior that allows that the disposition to express itself and manifest the disease? guest: is more complicated than that but you make an important point. talking a lot about genomics and we, this is what i do when focus on. i do not want to leave you with that everything we do is scripted in our dna and there is no influence. there are other influences. the reason we talk about genomics is because we have had a remarkable technological surge in our ability to read out the and i -- read out dna. you make a great point. some
since the 1950's, it has been better technology, new insight. learning how to clone dna and sequence the letters of dna. figuring out how to develop strategies to read all the dna of an organism. in other words, to sequence a genome. director guest is the of the national human genome research institute at nih. tom, new jersey, good morning. caller: dr. green, am i right in understanding that with all the talk about people associating their disease with their genes, geneticave a predisposition...
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anything that is foreign or unknown that is technological ,hat is not under your control that is done without you having any input into it is something that is going to make people really afraid of it. the issues that make people worried about these things often do not have anything to do with science. just because they do not have anything to do with science doesn't mean they should be dismissed out of hand. you would not dismiss religion out of hand. religion has nothing to do with science, but it is something people believe very deeply. you have scientists arguing that the foods are safe and acceptable. on the other hand, you have people arguing on other grounds that even if the foods are safe -- and they are not willing to accept that they are -- but even if the foods are safe, they are not acceptable on other grounds. these two points of view go past each other with no meeting of the minds whatsoever. the academy was giving a vote to science-based look into genetically modified foods to say they are ok. other people would argue differently. would think labeling solve a lot of the
anything that is foreign or unknown that is technological ,hat is not under your control that is done without you having any input into it is something that is going to make people really afraid of it. the issues that make people worried about these things often do not have anything to do with science. just because they do not have anything to do with science doesn't mean they should be dismissed out of hand. you would not dismiss religion out of hand. religion has nothing to do with science,...
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technology made it easier for ompanies to do more with less, eliminating certain job occupations. a more competitive world let companies ship jobs anywhere. as good manufacturing jobs automated or headed offshore, workers lost their leverage, jobs paid less and offered fewer benefits. as values of communities broke down and competitive pressure increased, businesses lobbied washington to weaken unions and the value of the minimum wage. as a trickle down ideology became more prominent, taxes were slashed for the wealthiest while investments in things that make us all richer like schools and infrastructure, were allowed to wither. and for a certain period of time, we could ignore this weakening economic foundation in part because more families were relying on two earners, as women entered the work force. we took on more debt financed by a juiced up housing market. but when the music stopped and crisis hit, -- and the result is an economy that's become profoundly unequal. and families that are more nsecure. since 1979, when i graduated from high school, our productivity is up by more
technology made it easier for ompanies to do more with less, eliminating certain job occupations. a more competitive world let companies ship jobs anywhere. as good manufacturing jobs automated or headed offshore, workers lost their leverage, jobs paid less and offered fewer benefits. as values of communities broke down and competitive pressure increased, businesses lobbied washington to weaken unions and the value of the minimum wage. as a trickle down ideology became more prominent, taxes...